Today the Dodgers take their unanswered prayers on the road against, well, the best team in baseball. Our boys a team decimated by pitching injuries and woes, and injuries and woes besetting the Noffense as well - victims of the game. It's the same old story. That doesn't leave much room for error. What more could go wrong - the team bus takes a wrong turn and we miss game time?

Many of us were hoping that the Nats would be comfortably ahead in their division and take this opportunity to coast a little bit and set up for their playoffs run. However, a three-game sweep at the hands of the division rival Barves took care of that ruse. Now the Nats will be looking to preserve their 5-game lead at all costs. On the plus side, at least we won't face Strasburg. On the down side, we don't have our number one starter, either. Perhaps a trip back east will provide the Noffense with a new way to fly.

There is also word of very threatening weather in the DC area. There is a tornado watch in effect and the tarp is on the field. The thunder rolls.
UPDATE 4:39p (Sax): Game is called, doubleheader tomorrow starting at 1p.
And since SoSG is there for the fans, here's some suggestions on what to watch instead, during the rest of this three-hour time block:

4:30p: Judge Judy (CBS): A defendant is sued by her mother for car payments. Sort of like what we should be doing to Jason Schmidt.

5p: King of Queens (r) (KCOP): Doug inherits his shift supervisor's job after an untimely death! Sort of like how Luis Cruz took over for Juan Uribe, except for the death part.

5:30p: Family Guy (r) (KTLA): Peter runs up a tab at the local pharmacy. Sort of like Melky Cabrera.

6p: The Rifleman (r) (KVME): A desperate, mute man steals from the stagecoach. Sort of like the story of Shane Victorino's Dodgers career (so far).

6:30p: How I Met Your Mother (r) (KCOP): Ted emulates Barney and lives like there is no tomorrow. Sort of like an update on Frank McCourt: where is he now?

UPDATE II (Dusty): Do Over! We'll play two today instead. Two Of A Kind Workin' On A Full House, if you will.

Game II: Josh Beckett (6-13, 4.94) vs. John Lannan (3-0, 2.41)

The second game is set to start approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the first or at 4:05p, whichever is later.

This will serve as the official (accept no substitutes!) Game Thread of both games. So blow off work and settle in, folks.

UPDATE III (Dusty): Nomo just posted a new GT. So, this one will just fade into the cruel, forgotten annals of time and space. The recommendation is still to blow off work and settle in.

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